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Onward, Fall!

The short version: Labour Day weekend camping trip duration: 16 hours. 29 including driving. Who knew Kelowna had a rush hour? The slightly longer version: This year we went camping twice. The first time was the May long weekend. Over … Continue reading

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A couple of shots from the ‘kend

Yeah, it rained. So I pouted. But then we found it…the pot of gold. It was at the Fields in Revelstoke all along! I was so happy to have found all that gold, I did an interperative dance. In Lake … Continue reading

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2-4 with the Devil!

Van Halen (well, Van Hagar) is coming to Vancouver October 23rd! Be still my feathery-haired heart. Do you think people would laugh if I wore my duck slippers in the campground? because I think I will need them while we … Continue reading

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Why, as a society, we can be very poor indeed

Walking up a busy downtown street the other day, following the throes of businesspeople, heading for a coffee. A skinny man with dirty clothes and a backwards baseball cap was scuttling up the street beside me, picking up cigarette butts, … Continue reading

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The Beckoning

I just read that Laura Branigan has died of a brain anuerysm (that is a word I have never had to spell) at the age of 47. Mere days ago, I was dancing around my kitchen, calling “Gloria.” And earlier … Continue reading

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